Following a probe by a handful of U.S. states as to whether Daily Fantasy Sports constitutes illegal gambling, DraftKings has begun to distance itself from partnerships that may otherwise imply such ties.

That came to fruition on Friday with DraftKings severing of its partnership with the World Series of Poker.

(News Services of Florida) - Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner is exploring what the state can do to shut down daily fantasy sports, even as federal prosecutors are probing the online industry that has taken the nation by storm and drawn accusations of illegal gambling.

(Associated Press) - In a letter sent Tuesday, college sports' largest governing body notified executives from DraftKings and FanDuel it would cancel future meetings and ban advertising from the two popular websites during NCAA championship events such as the men's basketball tournament.

Amaya Gaming, the parent company of PokerStars, has announced it will be ceasing operation of its real money Daily Fantasy Sports contests at its newly acquired StarsDraft brand pending state regulatory reviews.

LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) — As more states scrutinize the daily fantasy sports industry, the office of Nevada's attorney general said it used DraftKings' own words and online images as evidence the sites qualify as gambling.

Enter Fantasy sports own trade association into the current probe of the Daily Fantasy Sports sector. The Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) has been subpoenaed by the Florida prosecutor’s office based out of Tampa.

LAS VEGAS — (Associated Press) - Nevada regulators have ordered daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down, saying they can’t operate in the state without a gambling license.

The decision comes amid growing backlash by investigators and regulators over the sites, which have grown in popularity in the past year, and could cause ripples in other states that have questioned their legality. Regulators elsewhere often watch decisions made by Nevada's Gaming Control Board since it governs Las Vegas area casinos.

The PokerStars backed StarsDraft has opted to exit the Florida market while other Daily Fantasy Sports operators may soon follow suit in wake of news that a federal grand jury is being convened by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Tampa to determine if some yet-to-be-named DFS companies have been in violation of local state law.

In a letter to both Daily Fantasy Sports behemoths DraftKing and FanDuel, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman demanded the names, job titles and descriptions of any employees who aggregate and compile a wide range of data that perhaps could be used to gain a personal advantage — including ownership percentages and pricing algorithms. The companies have until Oct. 15 to respond, according to the New York Times.

On October 5, 2015, the New York Times blew wide open a story that had begun to spread throughout the Daily Fantasy Sports community.

Both DraftKings and FanDuel were forced to release statements defending their businesses’ integrity after what amounted to allegations of insider trading, that employees were placing bets using information not generally available to the public.

Responding to the shocking reports this week that a DraftKings employee had won $350,000 playing on a competing website, quite possibly with insider information, Major League Baseball – which owns a piece of DraftKings - issued the following statement.